The Tupperwares portrait
Subject
Tupperwares
DimensionsOverall (HWD): 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.59 × 27.94 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1998.888.13
Text EntriesTomata Du Plenty, born David Harrigan (1948 – 2000) and former leader of the cabaret and comedy troupe Ze Whiz Kidz, Melba Toast (b. unknown), and Rio De Janeiro, born David Gulbranson (b. unknown) formed The Tupperwares in 1975. In 1976, they performed their first show, backed by local Punk band The Telepaths, at the Moore Theatre in Seattle, prior to the premiere of the John Waters movie, “Pink Flamingos.” The band also performed, in 1976, at Polish Hall and the Oddfellows Temple in Seattle. The band dissolved by 1977, and Du Plenty and Gear formed an Electropunk band called The Screamers in Los Angeles. Here, pictured from left to right is Du Plenty, Rio De Janeiro, and Melba Toast.
Horizontal black and white photograph and the three members of the Tupperwares, from left to right: Tomata Du Plenty, Rio De Janeiro, and Melba Toast. “Love to all our fans — The Tupperwares” is handwritten on the top of the image, and each member’s signature is on or above their figure.
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Tomata du Plenty
Date: c. 1976
Object number: 1999.510.1
Symbolic Three
Date: c. 1985
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1999.733.237
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H.W.A.
Date: c. 1989
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1998.827.300
Love Poet
Date: c. 1985
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1998.827.370
MC Lyte
Date: c. 1991
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1998.827.372
Ms. Melodie
Date: c. 1988
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1998.827.383
Monie Love
Date: c. 1992
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1998.827.384
Nikki D
Date: c. 1991
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1998.827.398
Nikki D
Date: c. 1991
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1998.827.399
Nikki D
Date: c. 1991
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1998.827.400
